Titles Collection

The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson
Double page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film

A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a Lawn
Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a typically convoluted method of weeding a garden lawn. A man is hosted by ropes supported by a teepee configuration of poles worked by

Playtime at Wimbledon. by William Heath Robinson
The new craze of Jazz Tennis caught in full swing by our extra special artist. A humorous illustration of tennis players dancing the foxtrot on a tennis court

Wedding Feast by William Heath Robinson
Finely detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a wedding feast amid a rural setting. Robinson would follow this image with two more in subsequent years

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

The Cocktail Bar at the Garter Club, 52 Grosvenor Street - decorated in mock-heraldic style. The Table tops represent the titles of well-known Inns. Date: 1933

Tupolev Ant-25 with Smolenski Marshrum Titles Parked

The British Royal Family - From left to right: Queen Mary (1867-1953), Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

Justinian Digesta, Books V and VI (Fragment)
Bifolium from a copy of Justinian's Pandects, or Digesta Justiniani Augusti, parchment. Containing part of the end of Book V (De Judiciis) and the beginning of Book VI (De Rei Vindicatione)

Mil Mi-17-1Sh 223
Croatian Air Force - Mil Mi-17-1Sh 223 (msn 81363), of 91 Zrakoplovna Baza, with KFOR (Kosovo Force) titles, at RAF Fairford for the RIAT on 9 July 2016. Date: 2016

Mil Mi-17 0828
Vzdusne sily ACR - Mil Mi-17 0828 (msn 108M28), with SFOR titles (SFOR - Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Date: circa 2000

The Eileen Bennett Circular
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (16 July 1907 18 August 1979) was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom and won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931. 1930

Lockheed U-2G N808X
Central Intelligence Agency - Lockheed U-2G N808X. One of several U-2s procured by the CIA, for operations from aircraft carriers, fitted with lift-dumping spoilers

LAWRENCE MYERS, ATHLETE
Lawrence Lon E. Myers was one of the greatest runners of the 19th century, winning 15 American National titles and holding three world records between 1880-1888. Date: 1858 - 1899

English Electric Canberra B-2
RAF Royal Airforce English Electric Canberra The Record Breaking Canberra Date: 1950s

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
Charles William Ferdinand (1735-1806), Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, was ruler of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, a statesman and a military leader

Lady Patricia Ramsay and her son
Lady Patricia Ramsay, formerly Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886-1974) with her son, Master Alexander Ramsay of Mar (1919-2000) around 1927

A Good Riddance, George V sweeps away German titles
A Good Riddance. King George V abolishes the German titles held by members of the British royal family. A royal proclamation on 17th July 1917 declared that the House of Saxe-Coburg

Prince Ernst August of Hanover as a baby, WW1
Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (19141987). son of the Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Duchess of Brunswick (only daughter and youngest child of Kaiser Wilhelm II)

Sonia Henie, Norwegian figure skater and film star
Sonia Henie (1912-1969), Norwegian figure skater and film star. She won many Olympic and World figure skating titles, and later became a highly paid Hollywood actress. Date: 20th century

Francis, Duke of Teck (1837-1900), a member of the British Royal Family, and father of Queen Mary. He held the German titles of Count of Hohenstein (Graf von Hohenstein)

Helen Wills Moody (USA) on court at Wimbledon
Helen Wills Moody walking on to court at Wimbledon 1938, where she went on to win the womens singles title. During the 1920s and 1930s Moody won 31 major titles

Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868-1927), born Prince Adolphus of Teck, later known as The Duke of Teck. Member of the British Royal Family, a younger brother of Queen Mary

Prince Sidi Muhammad al-Hadi (el Hadi) Pasha - Bey of Tunis
H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha (1855-1906), Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1904

Sheet music back cover, Francis, Day & Hunter
Sheet music back cover, advertising Francis, Day & Hunters Fox Trots, the latest and greatest Anglo-American successes. Listed are several titles, including Broken Doll, That Raggy Refrain

One of a pair of embroidered shoulder titles, associated with L/Cpl J R Dixon, 12th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (The Rangers), 1917 (c). Date: 1917 (circa)

Caricature of Henry Pettitt, British actor and dramatist
Caricature of Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Taken from Life, a reference to one of his play titles. 1881

Book with song titles on a Christmas card
Book with a list of song titles and a bunch of flowers on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Albert a D Sassoon
Sir ALBERT ADDALLAH DAVID SASSOON - son of David S. member of family who used opium trade and exploited native labour to acquire huge fortune and titles. Date: 1818 - 1896

Book - Verne - Listed works
An advertisement by Vernes publishers, J Hetzel & Co of 18 rue Jacob, Paris, showing book titles and prices for his and other authors works 1891

Helen Jacobs in 1934
Helen Jacobs (1908 1997), American female tennis player, won ten Grand Slam titles. 1934

William Heath Robinson with a character created by him
Photograph of William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), from a piece in the Bystander of 1924 which also included some of his illustrative contemporaries, such as H. M. Bateman and A. K. Macdonald

William Edward Norris
WILLIAM EDWARD NORRIS Prolific British novelist whose titles - such as Harry and Ursula - have not been read by me nor, I suspect, by you. Date: 1847 - 1925

Samuel Lover
SAMUEL LOVER Irish writer, author of Handy Andy and Rory O More, titles betraying his addictive affection for alliterative appellations. Date: 1797 - 1868

Henry Lord Hyde
HENRY viscount Cornbury and baron HYDE friend of Bolingbroke [the titles of this family are particularly difficult to disentangle... be warned !] Date: 1710 - 1753

King Manuel II of Portugal (1889-1932) - the last King of Portugal, from 1908 to 1910. Exiled to Twickenham, London after the Republican Revolution of 1910

Manuel II of Portugal (as a boy)
King Manuel II of Portugal as a boy (1889-1932) - the last King of Portugal, from 1908 to 1910. Exiled to Twickenham, London after the Republican Revolution of 1910

The Book Shop
Two girls (one hardly older than a toddler!) look through a variety of volumes in a Bookshop

Prince Louis of Battenberg with his sons
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921), British First Sea Lord in 1914 with his sons, George (right) and Louis (Lord Louis Mountbatten)

A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath Robins
Detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting

Dame Marjories Chimney Corner, contents page
Contents page, based around an open china cabinet with blue and white tiles on either side

Advert page, illustrated books for children
Advertisements for illustrated books for children, including such enticing titles as Peas-Blossom, Honor Bright, and Robin and Linnet

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